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Everyone in IT is familiar w/ the 80 / 20 “rule”. For networking it used for be 80% of traffic would remain local and then 20% would / could go offsite. Then the Internet Age came about and flipped that paradigm. The data everywhere revolution is flipping the data storage model from an 80 / 20 rule. Where 80% WAS structured data and 20% was unstructured data. In the past few years, the rule has been creeping toward an equilibrium and... [Continue Reading]

A flexible infrastructure is paramount in the new data center which enables an enterprise to quickly adapt to the changing course of the enterprise and technology while working within the realm of shrinking IT budgets. From a networking perspective an enabler of flexibility is based around the recent 40 & 100GB (802.3ba) Ethernet ratification. This advancement is very important for the new data center not just from a speeds and feeds... [Continue Reading]

In response to: Data Center 7.0 & Storage I am surprised that nobody questioned the business model I referenced; questioning its validity? I believe it is NOT valid, as business is constantly adapting to the new trends and directions (successful enterprises are not rigid). I believe, in order for the new flexible business model to be followed the IT organization must be more flexible. Another component is that IT leaders need to push further... [Continue Reading]

Data Center 7.0 How has your enterprise been exploiting the ‘recession’ to push forward with new technology upgrades? Isn’t that what we were taught to do in Econ. 201 & 202 (recall the businesses that invested the most during times of economic downturn were the one’s taking the greatest strides as the recovery came around and hence the most market share. Think about your current data center was it built prior to... [Continue Reading]